The Meaning and Performance of Ornaments in Lute Tablature

This mono­graph by Stan Buetens finally solves the mys­tery of the use of orna­ments in Elizabethan times. The solu­tion is both simple and com­plex because one of the signs has two meanings and dif­ferent man­u­scripts employed differ­ent signs to rep­re­sent the same ornaments. This is all explained with simple language and can eas­ily be fol­lowed by all lutenists.